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Monrovia Unified schools

Monrovia Unified’s 5 public elementary schools run from the 41st to the 91st percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests). They sit in three of the four bands: Strong, Solid and Developing.

Elementary · 5 schools

from 41st to 91st · among 5,726 California elementary schools we score · spring 2026 tests

  • Mayflower Elementary: 91st percentile, Strong
  • Monroe Elementary: 75th percentile, Strong
  • Plymouth Elementary: 74th percentile, Solid
  • Bradoaks Elementary Science Academy: 49th percentile, Developing
  • Wild Rose School of Creative: 41st percentile, Developing
0Needs Support
2Developing
1Solid
2Strong

One dot per school.

Middle and high school pictures

Middle · 1 school

at 79th · among 2,529 California middle schools we score · spring 2026 tests

  • Clifton Middle: 79th percentile, Strong
0Needs Support
0Developing
0Solid
1Strong

High · 1 school

at 69th · among 1,498 California high schools we score · spring 2025 tests

  • Monrovia High: 69th percentile, Solid
0Needs Support
0Developing
1Solid
0Strong

One dot per school. Each stage is placed only among California schools at its own level.

  • 2 schools not ranked statewide

Schools around Monrovia Unified

9 listed public schools with mapped locations.

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Percentile among California schools at the same level

  • Strong75th+
  • Solid50–74th
  • Developing25–49th
  • Needs Supportbelow 25th
  • Not scored

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Elementary schools

Which elementary schools in Monrovia Unified score highest?

Mayflower Elementary is highest, at the 91st percentile.

That’s higher than 91 in 100 of the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests).

Highest in Monrovia Unified

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. What patterns mean

Show the other 2 elementary schools
Context

The average elementary school in Monrovia Unified had 12 in 100 students chronically absent (missed 10% or more of school days) in 2025–26; the average California elementary school we score had 17 in 100. Both are averages of school rates, each school counted once.

Middle schools

Where does the middle school we score in Monrovia Unified stand?

Clifton Middle is at the 79th percentile.

That’s higher than 79 in 100 of the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests). It’s the only public middle school we score in Monrovia Unified.

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level.

High schools

Where does the high school we score in Monrovia Unified stand?

Monrovia High is at the 69th percentile.

That’s higher than 69 in 100 of the 1,498 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests). It’s the only public high school we score in Monrovia Unified.

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level.

2 high schools not ranked statewide

Continuation schools enroll students differently from a regular school, so each is compared only with schools of its kind. The others have no statewide percentile this year.

The district

Where does Monrovia Unified’s money go, and what does it plan?

Monrovia Unified spent $18,416 per student in the 2024–25 school year.

The typical California district spent $20,491. About 61 cents of every Monrovia Unified dollar went to classroom instruction.

Spending by function

Day-to-day spending per student in average daily attendance, from the district’s annual financial report (SACS) to the California Department of Education. District-wide: it includes central administration and costs never assigned to one campus.

Share by function, 2024–25

  • Instruction61%
  • Instruction support9%
  • Student services10%
  • Administration9%
  • Buildings & maintenance10%
  • Other1%

Shares of the same spending total, by the report’s spending categories, rounded so they add up to 100. Names are simplified from the report’s own categories.

What the district plans

$50.4 million

planned in its 2026–27 plan for 31 funded actions in 5 goals. That’s 52% of its $97.3 million general fund budget. These are planned amounts; the district reports what it spent in a later plan.

The plan in short

Source: the district’s yearly spending plan (Local Control and Accountability Plan, or LCAP, 122 pages), as posted to the California School Dashboard.

Where the money goes

Three actions take 76% of the money. The plan itself puts 22% of it toward staff.

  • Teachers $33.1 million
  • Early Literacy Targeted Support $3.5 million
  • Dual Immersion $1.9 million
  • 28 other actions
Reading, math and catch-up help

5 of the plan’s 31 funded actions name reading, math, catch-up help or English learners in their titles.

Actions whose titles name reading or catch-up help
  • Reading $3.5 million
  • Catch-up help $1.2 million

Largest of these

  • Early Literacy Targeted Support$3.5 million
  • Interventionists$993,254
  • AVID Program and Tutoring$100,000
For high-need students (English learners, low-income students and foster youth) and what changed
For high-need students

It plans $14.6 million in extra services for English learners, low-income students and foster youth. For 2025-2026, it planned $12.3 million and estimates it spent $12.6 million, $0.3 million (3%) more than planned (our arithmetic).

What changed

The total is $5.0 million (9%) lower than in the 2025–26 plan. The biggest change in dollars is Facilities, which went from $8.1 million to $1.5 million.

Largest cuts

  • Facilities−⁠$6.6 million
  • Interventionists−⁠$531,746
  • Counselors and Social Workers−⁠$426,077

Largest increases

  • Teachers+⁠$2.0 million
  • Early Literacy Targeted Support+⁠$338,000
  • Dual Immersion+⁠$160,207

New in the 2026–27 plan

  • Differentiated Instruction and Progress Monitoring$160,000

Ask: What did Facilities pay for, and what changes now that the 2026–27 plan gives it $6.6 million less?

The plan’s own titles and amounts
  • Teachers · $33,071,307
  • Early Literacy Targeted Support · $3,543,000
  • Dual Immersion · $1,910,207
The full plan5 goals, 5 measures and where the money goes

We calculate each action’s share of the plan by dividing its planned amount by the total of the plan’s funded actions ($50.4 million).

Where does the money go?

74% to Goal 2. Each box is one action, sized by its planned dollars and coloured by its change since last year’s plan. Tap a box to open its goal.

G1
G2
G3

Change since the 2025–26 plan, same title

  • fell 25% or more
  • fell 10–25%
  • fell 2–10%
  • within 2%
  • grew 2–10%
  • grew 10–25%
  • grew 25% or more
  • new or renamed title
  • not compared: unconfirmed, or repeated across goals

Every goal, in the plan’s order

Goal 1College, Career and Life Prepared Graduates (MUSD Strategic Plan Focus Area 1) This goal is to ensure all…$7.3 million15% of action budgets

“College, Career and Life Prepared Graduates (MUSD Strategic Plan Focus Area 1) This goal is to ensure all students graduate prepared for college, career, and life by providing equitable access to rigorous academics, career pathways, leadership opportunities, and real-world learning experiences that support postsecondary success” p. 13 ↗

8 funded actions · reworded since the 2025–26 plan

Largest funded actions

  1. Early Literacy Targeted Support$3.5 millionaction 1.1 · p. 77 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
  2. Supplemental Instruction$1.0 millionaction 1.3 · p. 77 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
  3. Technology: Access and Equity$1.0 millionaction 1.7 · p. 78 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
  4. Interventionists$1.0 millionaction 1.8 · p. 78 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $500,000 is state funding counted toward those services
  5. Instructional Delivery and Support Systems$0.4 millionaction 1.6 · p. 78 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services

3 more funded actions in this goal

  • Differentiated Instruction and Progress Monitoring · action 1.5 · p. 78 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.2 million
  • Data-Driven Systems · action 1.2 · p. 77 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.1 million
  • CTE Pathways · action 1.10 · p. 79 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.1 million

Changes from last year’s plan, same title

  1. Interventionists−⁠$0.5 million$1.5 million → $1.0 million · p. 78 ↗
  2. Early Literacy Targeted Support+⁠$0.3 million$3.2 million → $3.5 million · p. 77 ↗
  3. Technology: Access and Equity+⁠$0.1 million$0.9 million → $1.0 million · p. 78 ↗

Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan

  • Supplemental Instruction · $1.0 million → $1.0 million · p. 77 ↗unchanged
  • Instructional Delivery and Support Systems · $450,000 → $450,000 · p. 78 ↗unchanged
  • Differentiated Instruction and Progress Monitoring · $160,000 · p. 78 ↗new or renamed
  • Data-Driven Systems · $100,000 → $100,000 · p. 77 ↗unchanged
  • CTE Pathways · $150,000 → $100,000 · p. 79 ↗−⁠$50,000

A reworded title counts as new.

We couldn’t read this goal’s measures from the plan. They start near page 13. p. 13 ↗

Goal 2 · Focus GoalBy June 2028, Monrovia Unified School District (MUSD) will actively develop and empower exemplary educators…$37.3 million74% of action budgets

“By June 2028, Monrovia Unified School District (MUSD) will actively develop and empower exemplary educators by delivering high-quality professional learning, fostering collaboration, and expanding leadership opportunities. These targeted actions will directly strengthen daily instructional practice and accelerate the implementation of state academic standards, driving robust student achievement and college and career readiness. To rigorously measure the impact of these initiatives, MUSD will systematically track and increase the percentage of students meeting or exceeding standards on the CAASPP English Language Arts and Mathematics assessments, alongside the California Science Test (CAST). Additionally, the district will aggressively boost English Learner Progress Indicator (ELPI) performance, maximize English learner reclassification rates, and elevate A-G completion, AP Exam passage, and Early Assessment Program (EAP) readiness rates, while firmly maintaining positive outcomes on California Dashboard Local Indicator #2” p. 25 ↗

6 funded actions · reworded since the 2025–26 plan

Largest funded actions

  1. Teachers$33.1 millionaction 2.4 · p. 79 ↗
  2. Facilities$1.5 millionaction 2.6 · p. 79 ↗
  3. Instructional Coaches$1.3 millionaction 2.3 · p. 79 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $1.2 million is state funding counted toward those services
  4. Supplemental Support Services$0.5 millionaction 2.1 · p. 79 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
  5. Professional Development$0.5 millionaction 2.2 · p. 79 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services

1 more funded action in this goal

Changes from last year’s plan, same title

  1. Facilities−⁠$6.6 million$8.1 million → $1.5 million · p. 79 ↗
  2. Teachers+⁠$2.0 million$31.1 million → $33.1 million · p. 79 ↗
  3. Instructional Coaches−⁠$0.2 million$1.5 million → $1.3 million · p. 79 ↗

Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan

  • Supplemental Support Services · $500,000 → $500,000 · p. 79 ↗unchanged
  • Professional Development · $425,000 → $500,000 · p. 79 ↗+⁠$75,000
  • Textbooks · $359,844 → $472,025 · p. 79 ↗+⁠$112,181

How the plan measures it · 1 measure

None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 25 ↗.

Goal 3Supportive, Inclusive, and Student-Centered Cultures$5.2 million10% of action budgets

“This goal provides for Foster supportive, inclusive, and student-centered school cultures that promote student well-being, engagement, belonging, safety, and positive academic and social- emotional outcomes for all students” p. 31 ↗

11 funded actions · reworded since the 2025–26 plan

Largest funded actions

  1. Dual Immersion$1.9 millionaction 3.2 · p. 80 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
  2. Counselors and Social Workers$1.8 millionaction 3.3 · p. 80 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
  3. Student Wellness and Engagement$0.4 millionaction 3.4 · p. 80 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
  4. At Promise Student Monitoring$0.2 millionaction 3.5 · p. 80 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
  5. NGSS Support$0.2 millionaction 3.6 · p. 80 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services

6 more funded actions in this goal

  • Arts Integration and Staff · action 3.1 · p. 79 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.2 million
  • Wellness Center and Programs · action 3.10 · p. 81 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.2 million
  • AVID Program and Tutoring · action 3.8 · p. 81 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.1 million
  • AP Testing Support · action 3.7 · p. 80 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.1 million
  • School Climate and Culture, PBIS, MEO's · action 3.9 · p. 81 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.1 million
  • Femineer Program · action 3.11 · p. 81 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need servicesunder $0.1 million

Changes from last year’s plan, same title

  1. Counselors and Social Workers−⁠$0.4 million$2.2 million → $1.8 million · p. 80 ↗
  2. Dual Immersion+⁠$0.2 million$1.8 million → $1.9 million · p. 80 ↗
  3. Student Wellness and Engagement+⁠$129,000$271,000 → $400,000 · p. 80 ↗

Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan

  • At Promise Student Monitoring · $250,000 → $225,000 · p. 80 ↗−⁠$25,000
  • NGSS Support · $155,000 → $220,000 · p. 80 ↗+⁠$65,000
  • Arts Integration and Staff · $180,000 → $180,000 · p. 79 ↗unchanged
  • Wellness Center and Programs · $185,000 → $175,000 · p. 81 ↗−⁠$10,000
  • AVID Program and Tutoring · $150,000 → $100,000 · p. 81 ↗−⁠$50,000
  • AP Testing Support · $85,000 → $95,000 · p. 80 ↗+⁠$10,000
  • School Climate and Culture, PBIS, MEO's · $70,000 · p. 81 ↗new or renamed
  • Femineer Program · $45,000 → $27,000 · p. 81 ↗−⁠$18,000

A reworded title counts as new.

How the plan measures it · 1 measure

None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 31 ↗.

Goal 4Engaged Parents, Families, and Community$351,2151% of action budgets

“This goal is to strengthen meaningful partnerships with parents, families, and the community through ongoing engagement, communication, and collaboration to support student success and well-being” p. 41 ↗

3 funded actions · reworded since the 2025–26 plan

Largest funded actions

  1. Student, Family, and Community Engagement$210,000action 4.2 · p. 81 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
  2. Positive Community Connections$100,215action 4.3 · p. 82 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
  3. 21st Century Learning$41,000action 4.1 · p. 81 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services

Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan

  • Student, Family, and Community Engagement · $210,000 · p. 81 ↗not compared
  • Positive Community Connections · $100,215 · p. 82 ↗not compared
  • 21st Century Learning · $41,000 · p. 81 ↗not compared

How the plan measures it · 1 measure

None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 41 ↗.

Goal 5 · Equity Multiplier Focus GoalEquity Multiplier Goal$145,553under 1% of action budgets

“By the end of the 2026-27 school year, MUSD will increase the academic achievement of the students in the equity multiplier schools (Canyon Oaks, Mountain Park) to 50% meeting or exceeding standards as measured by the CA Assessment of Student Performance and Progress in math. This will be accomplished by providing comprehensive support and resources including the implementation of intervention support staff, tutoring, staff development, and parent workshops. By next school year, Average Daily Attendance goal will be set at 95% for both Canyon Oaks and Mountain Park Schools” p. 45 ↗

3 funded actions · reworded since the 2025–26 plan

Largest funded actions

  1. Mountain Park: Intervention Support$85,454action 5.3 · p. 82 ↗
  2. Canyon Oaks Edgenuity$40,000action 5.1 · p. 82 ↗
  3. Canyon Oaks: Intervention Support$20,099action 5.2 · p. 82 ↗

Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan

  • Mountain Park: Intervention Support · $85,454 · p. 82 ↗not compared
  • Canyon Oaks Edgenuity · $40,000 · p. 82 ↗not compared
  • Canyon Oaks: Intervention Support · $20,099 · p. 82 ↗not compared

How the plan measures it · 2 measures

None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 45 ↗.

All amounts are planned. We read them from the PDF and added up each goal’s actions ourselves. Page links open the plan at that page.

Who goes to the district’s schools
Who attends

Student mix

2024–25 · October enrollment count, 4,920 students
1. Hispanic or Latino: 63%2. White: 15%3. Asian: 9%4. Two or more races: 6%5. Black or African American: 4%6. Filipino: 2%7. Not reported: <1%8. Pacific Islander: <1%9. American Indian or Alaska Native: <1%Student mix2024–25
  1. Hispanic or Latino63%
  2. White15%
  3. Asian9%
  4. Two or more races6%
  5. Black or African American4%
  6. Filipino2%
  7. Not reported<1%
  8. Pacific Islander<1%
  9. American Indian or Alaska Native<1%
Shares use the district's own October enrollment counts from the CDE, including its charter schools.

Free or reduced-price meals

62%

Across California, 63% of students qualify.

2024–25 · 3,036 of 4,920 students qualify, summed from the CDE’s meal counts for every school it lists under the district, charters included. It comes from a different CDE file than the student mix, so the two totals differ.

The district’s state records

Is the state giving the district extra help?

Monrovia Unified isn’t getting extra state help in 2026, only the standard support every district gets.

How English learners moved up on the state’s English test

From spring 2025 to spring 2026, 37% of the district’s English learners moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top (121 of 331 students). California: 47%. It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent.

Sources: District help (CDE) ↗ · English learner progress (CDE) ↗. State results from the 2026 California School Dashboard.

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Common questions

Which public schools in Monrovia Unified rank highest?

Elementary: Mayflower Elementary, 91st percentile (Strong). Middle: Clifton Middle, 79th percentile (Strong). High: Monrovia High, 69th percentile (Solid). Each percentile is among the California schools at the same level we score. A rank doesn’t decide fit or whether a child can enroll.

Does living in the Monrovia Unified district decide which school my child attends?

Not by itself. Attendance boundaries, programs, transfers and space all matter. Confirm the school for your address, grade and program with the district.
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Are the public schools in Monrovia Unified good?

Monrovia Unified’s 5 public elementary schools run from the 41st to the 91st percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 2 Strong, 1 Solid and 2 Developing. Monrovia Unified has one public middle school we score, Clifton Middle, at the 79th percentile among the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 1 Strong. Monrovia Unified has one public high school we score, Monrovia High, at the 69th percentile among the 1,498 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests). By band: 1 Solid. A percentile compares a school with California public schools at the same level that we score. How we score schools.

How does chronic absence in Monrovia Unified compare with California?

The average elementary school in Monrovia Unified had 12 in 100 students chronically absent (missed 10% or more of school days) in 2025–26; the average California elementary school we score had 17 in 100. Both are averages of school rates, each school counted once. These are averages of school rates: each school counts once, whatever its size.

How much does Monrovia Unified spend per student?

Monrovia Unified spent $18,416 per student in the 2024–25 school year. The typical California district spent $20,491. About 61 cents of every Monrovia Unified dollar went to classroom instruction. Day-to-day spending per student in average daily attendance, from its annual financial report to the California Department of Education. The district’s spending, by function.

What is in Monrovia Unified’s 2026–27 spending plan?

The district’s 2026–27 spending plan puts $50.4 million into 31 funded actions in 5 goals, 52% of its $97.3 million general fund budget. Its largest goal holds $37.3 million, 74% of the action budgets. The 2026–27 plan, goal by goal.

Where do these results come from?

California’s state tests (CAASPP): spring 2026 for elementary and middle schools, spring 2025 for high schools, and chronic-absence rates for 2025–26, published by the California Department of Education. Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s calculations. How we score schools.

Sources and methodology

This page lists the public schools governed and funded by Monrovia Unified, with the district’s spending and state accountability records.

Data source: California Department of Education · CAASPP 2025–26 elementary and middle school; 2024–25 high school

Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s own calculations from these state files.

View CDE data ↗ (opens in a new tab)How Scope Scores work →

Download these schools (CSV)Free to use under CC BY 4.0 with attribution.